Rohr made his position known to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday
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Rohr disclosed in Lagos that the former Super Eagles captain seemed to have his mind made up to stick to his retirement from national team duties
Mikel has been linked with a move away from the Blues having played no game under manager Antonio Conte and with The Blues on an 11-match winning streak in the Premier League, chances have been few and far between
He said: “We must prepare very hard for Cameroon, even though that is still nine months away. The Lions are a good team and we must be at our best
The Nigeria international represented his country at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and Rohr believes it was this decision that has led to him being sidelined at Stamford Bridge
The team were separated into three groups and began with a light walk-out and head-tennis training under the watchful eyes of Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, and Coach Salisu Yusuf
Akpeyi, who stars for Chippa United, was in the Nigeria U20 squad that finished as runners-up at the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup in the Netherlands and was also in the bronze-winning U23 team at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Brazil in August this year
The Nigerian side got 562.32 points as against its previous 534.4 point last month
Algeria are in action again in Group B on November 7 away to Nigeria, while Cameroon will host Zambia on the same date
The team, which departed Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja in the early hours of Saturday, is billed to battle the Chipolopolo of Zambia on Sunday in Ndola
Chelsea’s Moses and Watford’s former junior international Success had been called up as part of Nigeria’s squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Matchday Day 1 tie against the Chipolopolo, but the Nigeria Football Federation received letters over the weekend saying Moses has hamstring trouble (adduced as reason for his being substituted in Chelsea’s match against Hull City) and that Success, who scored for Watford in their 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth on Saturday, has a knock and finding it difficult to walk
The Franco-German retained belief in the squad that pipped Tanzania 1-0 in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on September 3
The Franco-Germany tactician gave this indication while fielding questions at the Glass House in Abuja on Tuesday.
He however solicited for continuation of the solidarity he saw among the players in his first interaction with them would be the magic wand against Zambia, Rohr, said that winning his first game in-charge of the team would be the needed boost for him.
Franco-German Rohr made this assertion during a visit to the secretariat of Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday.
During the visit, Rohr met with the General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, and the NFF Management
Our camp source hinted that the German is keeping a tab on the Zambian team as he has requested for tapes of their previous games in order to adopt a playing pattern for the tie
According to the national team official twitter handle @NGSuperEagles, the German coach and his long term assistants, Jean Lucs and Nabil were delayed at the local wing of the airport
The Franco-German has signed a two-year contract, which is now believed will be bankrolled by an oil company owned by Ifeanyi Ubah
The Franco-German, named Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation two weeks ago, has called up three goalkeepers, eight defenders, four midfielders and eight forwards for the game scheduled for the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo on September 3
Pinnick told thenff.com that the agreement is for two years, with the former German defender, who also coached top French club, Girondins Bordeaux, and elite Tunisian side, Etoile du Sahel, handed a target of qualifying the Super Eagles for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in Russia
It was gathered that the NFF was scared officials might not be able to shield the coach from the newsmen, who indeed stormed the venue of the match in anticipation of the coming of Rohr